In this authoritative analysis based on extensive personal experience, Laurel Brandstetter lays out the inner workings of the federal grand jury process. She also assesses how this process may play out for the grand jury convened by Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III as part of the Russia investigation.
Brandstetter writes: "The formation of a grand jury by Mueller as part of the Russia investigation has drawn attention to a process that is usually conducted out of the spotlight. Federal grand juries are a standard but often secluded part of the government's investigation and prosecution of possible criminal acts. It may be helpful to pull back the curtain, look beyond the headlines, and examine the basic elements of the federal grand jury process, its common uses, and potential outcomes."
Also see Brandstetter's op-ed on the Mueller grand jury published in the Philadelphia Inquirer, " What Mueller's Empaneling of a Grand Jury Might Mean".
Laurel Brandstetter is chair of Schnader's Criminal Defense and Internal Investigations Practice Group. She served as Senior Deputy Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and was a prosecutor with the Allegheny County District Attorney's Office. She has extensive experience with federal, state, and local grand juries and all aspects of representing criminal defendants. Her practice also includes conducting internal investigations for municipalities, school districts, universities, and corporate clients.
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